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RULES AND REGULATIONS 



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City School District. 



Adopted by the Board of Education 
April 17, 1891. 



NEW HAVEN: 

TUTTLE, MOBEHOTJSE & TA.TLOK. 

1891'. 



SCHOOL OFFICERS. 



BOARD OF EDUCATION: 

Charles E. Graves, President. 

Term expires 

Horace H. Strong, - 169 Long Wharf, - 1891 

Thomas O'Brien, - - 82 Church street, - 1891 

Walter Leigh, - - Westville, - - 1891 

Max Adler, - - - 60 Court street, - 1892 

James A. Howarth, - 34 Vernon street, - 1892 

Samuel R. Avis, - - 124 Division street, - 1892 

Joseph D. Plunkett, - 49 Church street, - 1893 

Charles E. Graves, - 101 Grove street, - 1893 

Samuel Hemingway, - 715 Chapel street, - 1893 

committee on finance: 

THOMAS O'BRIEN. CHARLES E. GRAVES. 

SAMUEL HEMINGWAY. 

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS : 

MAX ADLER. JAMES A. HOWARTH. 

JOSEPH D. PLUNKETT. 

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS : 

HORACE H. STRONG. SAMUEL R. AVIS. 

WALTER LEIGH. 

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RULES. 
H. H. STRONG. CHARLES E. GRAVES. 

SUPERINTENDENT : SECRETARY : 

V. G. CURTIS. HORACE DAY. 

CLERK : 
GEORGE T. HEWLETT. 

TREASURER : COLLECTOR : 

CHARLES E. GRAVES. % , : THEODORE A. TUTTLE. 

AU*»rTORS : 
RICHARD F. LYON. FRANCIS G. ANTHONY. 

DISTRICT CLERK-I 



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RULES AND REGULATIONS 



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ARTICLE I. 



BOUNDS OF THE NEW HAVEN CITY SCHOOL 
DISTRICT. 

The New Haven City School District includes 
all of the town of New Haven except the West- 
ville and South School Districts. That part of 
the town which lies west of a line running from 
the Bridge over West River on the Derby Turn- 
pike to the outlet of Beaver Pond, thence easterly 
and northerly along the brook flowing into said 
pond, to the Hamden line, is the Westville Dis- 
trict. That part which lies south of the road 
which crosses Tpwnsend Avenue in the direc- 
tion of the old] Fort is- «the South District. 



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The New Haven City School District is divided 
for convenience into ten sub-districts, with the 
following boundaries, viz: 

Rosette. 

Beginning at West Bridge, includes both sides 
of Washington street to Spring street, both sides 
of Spring street to the railroad, thence in a con- 
tinuous straight line to the water front, and thence 
along the water front to the place of beginning, 
with all the streets within the lines thus indicated. 

Washington. 

Beginning at West Bridge includes neither side 
of Columbus avenue to Howard avenue, neither 
side of Howard avenue to Derby railroad, thence 
along Derby railroad to Meadow street, neither 
side of Meadow to the water, thence along the 
water front to the line of Spring street, neither 
side of Spring to Washington, neither side of 
Washington to West River, thence along the 
river to the place of beginning, with all the 
streets within the lines thus indicated. 

Welch. 

Beginning at West Bridge, includes both sides 
of Columbus avenue to Howard avenue, both 
sides of Howard avenue to Derby railroad, thence 
along that road to Meadow street, both sides of 
Meadow to the water, thence along the water 
front to State street, neither side of State to 
Chapel, neither side of Chapel to Church, both 



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sides of Church to Congress avenue, both sides 
of Congress avenue to Oak street, both sides of 
Oak street to Davenport avenue, neither side of 
Davenport avenue to West Bridge, with all the 
streets within the lines thus indicated. 

Webster. 

Beginning at the Derby Turnpike Bridge, in- 
cludes both sides of Derby avenue to George 
street, both sides of George to Howe, both sides 
of Howe to Chapel, neither side of Chapel to 
York, both sides of York to Elm, neither side of 
Elm to Church, neither side of Church to Con- 
gress avenue, neither side of Congress avenue to 
Oak, neither side of Oak to Davenport avenue, 
both sides of Davenport avenue to West Bridge, 
thence along West river to the place of begin- 
ning, with all the streets within the lines thus 
indicated. 

D WIGHT. 

Beginning at Derby Turnpike Bridge, includes 
neither side of Derby avenue to George street, 
neither side of George to Howe, neither side of 
Howe to Chapel, both sides of Chapel to York, 
neither side of York to Elm, both sides of Elm 
to College, both sides of College to Grove, both 
sides of Grove to Ashmun, both sides of Ashmun 
to Pierpont Court, and neither side of Pierpont 
Court, thence in a direct line to the junction of 
Goffe street with Dixwell avenue, neither side of 
GofFe to the district line, and on that line to the 



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place of beginning, with all the streets within the 
lines thus indicated. 

Winchester. 

Beginning at the junction of Gofife street with 
the District line, includes both sides of Goffe to 
Dixwell avenue, thence in the shortest direct line 
to Ashmun street, including Pierpont Court, 
neither side of Ashmun to Grove, neither side of 
Grove to Prospect, both sides of Prospect to 
Hamden line, on Hamden line to the district line 
of Westville District, and on that line to the 
place of beginning, with all the streets within the 
lines thus indicated. 

LOVELL. 

Beginning at the junction of Prospect street 
with the Hamden line, includes neither side of 
Prospect to Sachem, neither side of Sachem to 
Whitney avenue, thence in the shortest straight 
line to the junction of Orange and Pearl streets, 
both sides of Pearl to State, both sides of State 
to Humphrey, both sides of Humphrey to Laurel, 
both sides of Laurel to the Mill River, thence 
along that river to the Hamden line, and on that 
line to the place of beginning, with all the streets 
within the lines thus indicated. 

WOOLSEY. 

Includes all that portion of the city and town 
which lies east of Mill River, and north of the 
line midwav between the Central and Woodward 



School houses ; beginning at the junction of the 
city line and Mill River, and thence along Mill 
River to Chapel street, thence along the water 
line to Meadow street (Annex), neither side of 
Meadow street to Shore Line Railroad, thence 
along Shore Line Railroad to town line, thence 
along the town line northerly to the north line of 
the town, thence to Quinnipiac River, thence 
along city line to place of beginning, with all the 
streets within the lines thus indicated. 

WOOSTER. 

Beginning at the corner of State and Water 
streets, includes both sides of State to Chapel, 
neither side of Chapel to Franklin, neither side of 
Franklin to the Railroad, which separates it from 
the Eaton District, thence on the line of the Rail- 
road to Mill River, and down said river to its 
junction with the Quinnipiac, thence to Meadow 
street (Annex), thence both sides of Meadow to 
the Shore Line Railroad, thence easterly along the 
Shore Line Railroad to town line and along town 
line southerly to the district line, thence westerly 
along the district line to the Harbor, thence along 
the water front to Forbes avenue, thence across 
the Tomlinson's Bridge and along the water front 
including Long Wharf, to the place of beginning, 
with all the streets within the lines thus indicated. 

Eaton. 

Beginning at the southeast corner of College 
and Elm streets, includes neither side of College 



to Prospect street, neither side of Prospect to 
Sachem, both sides of Sachem to Whitney avenue, 
thence to junction of Orange and Pearl streets, 
neither side of Pearl to State, neither side of 
State to Humphrey, neither side of Humphrey 
to Laurel, neither side of Laurel to the railroad, 
thence along the railroad to Franklin street, both 
sides of Franklin to Chapel, both sides of Chapel 
to Church, both sides of Church to Elm, both 
sides of Elm to College, with all the streets within 
the lines thus indicated. 



ARTICLE II. 

ELECTION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD 
OF EDUCATION, 

District Meetings. 

The annual meeting of the legal voters of the 
District is held on the third Monday of Septem- 
ber, at such place and hour as may be selected by 
the Board of Education. Special meetings of the 
District may be called at other times. 

Election. 

The Board of Education consists of nine mem- 
bers, three of whom are chosen at each annual 
meeting of the District. 

Powers and Duties. 

The statutes of the State pertaining to these 
matters are as follows : 



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Title 35, Chap. 133. 

Sec. 2130. School societies heretofore organ- 
ized under the Act of 1855, entitled "An Act in 
addition to and in alteration of an Act concerning 
Education," which are not co-extensive with the 
towns in which they are situated, shall be and re- 
main school districts, as specified in this title ; 

Except that each shall annually choose, on the 
third Monday of September, instead of a district 
committee, a board of education consisting of six 
or nine persons, who shall be chosen by ballot, 
one-third to be chosen each year, to serve for 
three years and until others are elected in their 
places. 

That number of persons sufficient to fill the 
board who have the highest number of votes 
shall be elected. 

Said board shall have all the powers, and be 
subject to all the duties of district committees, 

And shall also have the general superintend- 
ence of the public schools in the district, and the 
management of its property ; 

Shall lodge all bonds, leases, notes, and other 
securities, with the treasurer of said district, un- 
less the same have been intrusted to others, by 
the grantors, or the General Assembly ; 

Pay into the treasury of the district all moneys 
which they may receive for the support of 
schools ; 

Determine the number and qualifications of the 
scholars to be admitted into each school ; 

Supply the requisite number of qualified teach- 
ers ; 

Ascertain annually, during the first two weeks 
of September, the expense of maintaining the 
schools under their superintendence during the 
year ending the thirty-first day of the previous 
August, and report the same, with the amount of 



moneys received towards the payment thereof, to 
the district, at a meeting to be held on the third 
Monday of September in each year; 

Shall, at the same time, make a full report of 
their doings, and the condition of such schools, 
and all important matters concerning the same; 

And shall perform all lawful acts required of 
them by the district, or necessary to carry into 
effect the powers and duties herein defined. 

All existing school societies, in which school 
districts have been or may be abolished, may 
avail themselves of the privileges specified in this 
section. 

Sec. 2131. The property of the school socie- 
ties, specified in section 2130, shall not be affected 
by the provisions of this title. 

Sec. 2132. The board of education, appointed 
by any school district, organized under the pro- 
visions of section 2130, shall possess all the pow- 
ers and be subject to all the duties within said 
district, which are possessed by the school vis- 
itors in the several towns ; 

Shall make their annual report to the Secretary 
of the State board of education, and send their 
returns and certificates directly to the Comp- 
troller; 

And may appoint an acting school visitor in 
said district, who shall possess, within said dis- 
trict, all the powers and be subject to all the 
duties of similar officers appointed by school vis- 
itors. 

The authority of the board of school visitors 
of the town in which said district is situated shall 
extend only to the remaining portion of said town ; 
and their returns and certificates shall include 
only the children of such remaining portion. 

Sec. 2133. The Comptroller, on application 
of the board of education of such district, shall 



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draw on the Treasurer in favor of such district, 
for the proportionate amount, to which such dis- 
trict may be entitled, of all moneys appropriated 
by law for the benefit, support, and encourage- 
ment of public schools, as is provided in respect 
to towns; and the town in which said district is 
situated shall be entitled to receive only its pro- 
portionate amount of such public money, for the 
children in the remaining- portion of said town. 

Sec. 2134. In all school districts in which 
boards of education are required by law to be 
elected by ballot, the ballot boxes shall be open 
for the reception of votes; in districts having less 
than four hundred voters, three hours and not 
longer ; in districts having over four hundred and 
less than one thousand voters, five hours and not 
longer; and no box for the reception of ballots 
shall remain open later than half-past eight 
o'clock in the afternoon of the day of such elec- 
tion. 



ARTICLE III. 

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD. 
Meetings. 

Section i. The regular meetings of the Board 
shall be held on the first and third Friday even- 
ings of each month ; from the 20th of September 
to the 20th of March, at jy 2 o'clock ; for the 
remainder of the year at 8 o'clock. 

Quorum. 

Sec. 2. Five members of the Board shall con- 
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 



Every Member to Vote. 



Sec. 3. Every member present when a ques- 
tion is put, shall vote unless excused by the 
Board. 

Yeas and Nays. 

Sec. 4. The yeas and nays shall be taken and 
recorded whenever called for by any member of 
the Board. 

Meetings to be Public. 

Sec. 5. The meetings of the Board are open 
to the public unless otherwise specially ordered. 



Executive Sessions. 
Sec. 6. At the request of one member, or 
whenever any question arises which involves the 
standing of an employe, the Board shall go into 
executive session. 

Special Meetings. 

Sec. 7. Special meetings may be called by a 
majority of the Board, or by the President, and 
the notice for such meetings shall state the 
objects for which they are called. 

Order of Business. 

Sec. 8. The usual order of business of the 
Board shall be as follows : 



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i. Reading the minutes of the previous 
meeting. 

2. Reports of Standing Committees. 

3. Reports of Special Committees. 

4. Report of Superintendent. 

5. Report of Secretary. 

6. Business laid over under the rules. 

7. Other business. 

Business Referred to Committees. 

Sec. 9. As far as practicable, all business shall 
be presented to the Board and referred to the 
appropriate Standing Committee, before action 
is taken by the Board. 

Communications. 

Sec. 10. All communications addressed to the 
Board shall be referred to the President or to the 
proper committee. 

President of the Board. 

Sec. 11. At the first meeting of the Board 
after the Annual District Election, a President 
for the ensuing year shall be chosen, unless the 
election be postponed to a future meeting. 

How Elected. 

Sec. 12. The election shall be by ballot, a 
majority vote of the members present being 
necessary to an election. 



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DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. 



Sec. 13. The President shall preside at the 
meetings of the Board and perform such other 
duties as usually pertain to that office. 

President Pro Tempore. 

Sec. 14. In the absence of the President, his 
powers and duties shall devolve upon a President 
pro tempore. 

Standing Committees. 

Sec. 15. At the first meeting of the Board 
after the annual election, unless postponed, the 
following committees, each consisting of three 
members, shall be elected. by ballot by a majority 
vote of the Board. 

Committee on Finance. 
Committee on Schools. 
Committee on School Buildings. 
Committee on Books and Supplies. 
Committee on Special Instruction. 



COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 

Funds of the District. 

Sec. 16. The financial wants and obligations 
of the District shall be under the special charge 
of the Committee on Finance, who shall draw 
orders on the Treasurer for the payment of such 
bills or claims as by them may be approved, and 



who shall have power, from time to time, to bor- 
row such moneys as may be necessary to meet the 
wants of the District. 

Bills and Pay Rolls. 

Sec. 17. The Committee shall meet each 
month to examine and pass upon the pay rolls 
and upon all bills that have been approved by a 
majority of the Committee under whose author- 
ity the debt was incurred. 

Annual Report. 

Sec. 18. They shall make an annual report of 
the financial condition of the District. 

Insurance. 

Sec. 19. They shall have charge of the insur- 
ance of the property of the District. 

Estimate of the Value of School Property. 

Sec. 20. They shall also make an estimate, 
for publication in the Annual Report, of the 
value of the property belonging to the District. 



COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS. 

Course of Study and Government of Schools. 

Sec. 21. This Committee shall, in consultation 
with the Superintendent, attend to all matters 
relating to the course of study and government 
of the Grammar, Intermediate, Primary, and 
Ungraded Schools. 



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Candidates for Positions. 



Sec. 22. They shall, in consultation with the 
Superintendent, nominate to the Board all candi- 
dates for positions as principals and teachers of 
the schools under their charge, and shall recom- 
mend the salaries to be paid. 



COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 

Care of Buildings, Premises and Furniture. 

Sec. 23. The care of the school buildings and 
premises, the purchase and care of the furniture 
and movable property of the District other than 
that under the charge of the Committee on Books 
and Supplies shall be in charge of this Com- 
mittee. 

Repairs and Improvements. 

Sec. 24. They shall attend to the necessary 
repairs and recommend to the Board such 
changes and improvements as they may deem 
necessary for the health of the pupils, the effi- 
ciency of the schools and the protection of the 
property of the District. 

Plans and Estimates for New Buildings. 
Sec. 25. They shall, under the direction of 
the Board, procure plans and estimates for new 
buildings. 



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Annual Inspection. 

Sec. 26. They shall annually in the month ot 
June inspect the school buildings and property 
of the District and report to the Board the con- 
dition of the same, with an estimate of the cost 
of the necessary repairs. 

Nomination of Janitors. 

Sec. 27. They shall, in consultation with the 
Superintendent, nominate to the Board all candi- 
dates for position of janitors and shall recommend 
the salaries to be paid. 



COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. 

Sec. 28. This Committee shall have charge of 
the purchase and care of the books, stationery, 
supplies, and apparatus for teaching. 



committee on special instruction. 

Sec. 29. This Committee shall have charge of 
those studies and exercises which require special 
instruction, viz: the Hillhouse High School, 
Training Schools for Teachers, Manual Training, 
Music, Drawing, Cooking, Sewing, Kindergar- 
tens, and Evening Schools, and in consultation 
with the Superintendent shall nominate to the 
Board all candidates for positions as principals 
and teachers of the schools under their charge 
and shall recommend the salaries to be paid. 
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Records to be Kept. 



Sec. 30. Each of these Committees shall keep 
a book of minutes of their transactions which 
shall be produced on demand at any meeting of 
the Board, and shall be open to the inspection of 
any member. 



The Superintendent to Attend Meetings of the 
Committees. 

Sec. 31. The presence of the Superintendent 
may be required at the meetings of any of the 
Committees. 

Expenditures. 

Sec. 32. No bills shall be contracted or money 
expended, to an amount exceeding one hundred 
dollars, without a vote of a majority of the Board, 
and no bill for a less amount shall be contracted 
except by the authority of an appropriate com- 
mittee. 



ARTICLE IV. 

executive officers. 

Sec. 33. The executive officers of the Board 
shall consist of a Secretary, a Superintendent of 
Schools and a Clerk of the Board. 



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How Chosen. 

Sec. 34. These officers shall be chosen annually 
by the concurring ballots of a majority of the 
Board ; the Secretary at the second regular meet- 
ing in the month of December; the Superinten- 
dent at the second regular meeting in the month 
of April, and the Clerk at the first regular meeting 
in the month of March, unless said elections are 
postponed to a future meeting. 

Term of Office. 

Sec. 35. The term of office of the Secretary 
shall commence on the first day of the next suc- 
ceeding January; of the Superintendent on the 
first da} 7 of the next succeeding September, and 
of the Clerk on the first day of the next succeed- 
ing April. They shall each hold office for one 
year and until a successor is appointed. 

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

Accounts. 

Sec. 36. It shall be the duty of the Secretary, 
under the direction of the Finance Committee to, 
keep the accounts of the District and make out 
an annual report of its expenses. 

Records of Meetings. 

Sec, 37. He shall act as Clerk or Scribe at all 
meetings of the Board, shall keep suitable records 
of their proceedings and shall notify the chair- 
man of each committee of business referred to it 
by the Board. 



Census of School Children. 

Sec. 38. He shall see that an accurate census 
of children of school age is taken, according to 
law, under the direction of the Committee on 
Finance. 

Insurance, Contracts, etc. 

Sec. 39. He shall attend to the insurance, to 
the preparation of contracts necessary to the 
affairs of the District, to the payment of such 
bills as are approved by the Finance Committee, 
to such other matters as may be ordered by the 
Board and shall act as the executive officer of the 
Committee on Finance. 



DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 
General Supervision of all Schools. 

Sec. 40. The Superintendent, as the execu- 
tive officer of the Board, shall have general 
supervision of all the schools of the District. 

Devote His Whole Time to the Schools. 

Sec. 41. He shall, under the direction of the 
Board, devote his whole time to the schools, and 
shall do his utmost to secure in all the schools of 
the District thoroughness of instruction, good 
discipline and harmonious relations between 
parents and teachers. 



Monthly Report. 

Sec. 42. He shall be prepared, at the first 
meeting of the Board in each month, to report 
what school rooms have been visited by him dur- 
ing the preceding month, together with the re- 
sults of his observation, pointing out defects and 
suggesting such improvements as he deems 
necessary for the greater efficiency of the schools. 

Visitation and Supervision. 

Sec. 43. He shall visit the schools of the Dis- 
trict as often as is necessary for thorough super- 
vision ; giving attention to organization, disci- 
pline and instruction; and rendering such aid to 
principals and teachers by advice and criticism 
as shall, in his judgment, increase the efficiency 
of the schools. He shall carefully observe the 
methods of instruction and conduct of each 
teacher and shall promptly report any inefficiency 
on the part of a teacher or principal to the appro- 
priate committee. 

Teachers' Meetings. 

Sec. 44. He shall assemble the teachers at 
such times as he may deem necessary, for the 
purpose of instructing or directing them in the 
discharge of their duties, for the discussion of 
methods of teaching and principles of school gov- 
ernment, and to secure practical uniformity in the 
work of the grades and in the discipline of the 
schools. 



Examinations of Teachers. 

Sec. 45. He shall examine candidates for the 
position of teachers and shall issue legal certifi- 
cates to those found qualified. 

Appointment of Substitutes. 

Sec. 46. He shall appoint substitutes to fill 
temporary vacancies, subject to the approval of 
the appropriate committee. 

Annual Report. 

Sec. 47. He shall submit to the Board at the 
end of the year a written report of the condition 
of the schools under his charge, together with 
statistics and facts of general interest, and sugges- 
tions for promoting the general efficiency of the 
schools. 

Exchange of Reports. 

Sec. 48. He shall keep himself and the Board 
constantly informed of the best plans of organiza- 
tion and methods of instruction adopted in the 
schools of other cities, and for this purpose shall 
regularly exchange reports with other towns and 
cities. 

Attend Meetings of the Board. 

Sec. 49. He shall attend all meetings of the 
Board and be prepared to give such information 
concerning the schools as may be required. 



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Examinations and Promotions. 

Sec. 50. He shall have supervision of the 
grading, examinations and promotions in all the 
schools of the District. 

Purchase of. Supplies, etc. 

Sec. 51. He shall, under the general direction 
and supervision of the appropriate committee, 
attend to the purchase of supplies, to the enforce- 
ment of the truancy laws, and the general execu- 
tion of the rules of the Board in respect to the 
details and welfare of the District not otherwise 
provided for, and may employ competent help 
by the authority of the Board. 

Office Hours. 

Sec. 52. He shall be at the office of the Board 
on all school days from S% to g}4 o'clock A. M. 
and from 4 to 5 o'clock P. M. 



DUTIES OF THE CLERK. 

Accounts of the District. 

Sec. 53. It shall be the duty of the Clerk, un- 
der the direction of the Superintendent and of the 
appropriate committees, to keep such books and 
accounts of the District as may be required. 

Inventory of the Property. 

Sec. 54. He shall keep an accurate inventory 
of all the property of the District and the number 



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and kinds of articles in the respective school 
buildings or other depositories, and to assist the 
Superintendent in the purchase of supplies and in 
the other work of the office. 

Repairs and Care of School Buildings. 

Sec. 55. He shall act as the Clerk of the Com- 
mittee on School Buildings, and under their di- 
rection shall attend to the repair and care of the 
school buildings and property. 



ARTICLE V. 

ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOLS. 

Sub-Districts. 

Sec. 56. The New Haven City School Dis- 
trict is divided for convenience into sub-districts, 
each one containing a Grammar School which 
with the other schools in that sub-district is un- 
der the supervision of a principal. 

Classification. 
Sec. 57. The schools are classified as follows: 
Primary Schools, 
Intermediate Schools, 
Grammar Schools, 
High School, 

Training Schools for Teachers, 
Manual Training Schools, 
Kindergarten Schools, 
Ungraded Schools, 
Evening Schools. 



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Primary Schools. 

Sec. 58. The Primary Schools shall consist of 
three grades designated as first, second and third. 

Intermediate Schools. 

Sec. 59. The Intermediate Schools shall con- 
sist of two grades designated as fourth and fifth. 

Grammar Schools. 

Sec. 60. The Grammar Schools shall consist 
of three grades designated as sixth, seventh and 
eighth. 

School Hours. 

Sec. 61. The regular school hours for primary, 
intermediate and grammar schools shall be from 
9 o'clock A. M. to 12 M., and from 2 to 4 P. M., with 
a recess not to exceed ten minutes near the mid- 
dle of each session. The dismissal of the rooms 
in grades I and II may begin ten minutes before 
12 and ten minutes before 4 o'clock. From May 
1st to November 1st the children in grades I and 
II may be dismissed at 11 145 o'clock A. M. 

Music and Drawing. 

Sec. 62. Instruction in music and drawing is 
given in all grades, in accordance with a pro- 
gram prepared under the direction of the appro- 
priate committee and with the approval of the 
Board. 



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Manual Training. 

Sec. 63. Woodworking. — The Manual Train- 
ing School furnishes instruction in the use of 
wood-working tools to boys in the higher grades 
of the Grammar Schools. 

Sec. 64. Sewing. — Plain sewing is a regular 
branch of study for girls in grade IV, V and VI ; 
and one hour in each week shall be devoted to 
this instruction. 

Sec. 65. Cooking. — Instruction in cooking and 
domestic economy is given to girls in grades VII 
and VIII. 

Kindergartens. 

Sec. 66. Kindergartens are established in 
such sub-districts as may be ordered by the 
Board and are under the direction of the princi- 
pal of that sub-district. 

Ungraded Schools. 

Sec. 67. The Ungraded Schools are especially 
for the temporary accommodation of children 
who are deficient in the English language and 
for those who are irregular in attendance, or 
insubordinate in conduct. 



EVENING SCHOOLS. 

Who may Attend. 

Sec. 68. The evening schools provide instruc- 
tion to persons over fourteen years of age, who 
do not attend the day schools. 



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Length of Term. 

Sec. 69. They shall be opened in October, in 
such localities as may be determined by the 
Committee on Special Instruction, and shall con- 
tinue until the first of March, unless previously 
closed with the approval of the Board. 



Sessions. 

Sec. 70. There shall be four sessions a week 
of two hours each, beginning at seven o'clock and 
closing at nine o'clock P. M. 



Studies Pursued. 

Sec. 71. Instruction shall be given in Read- 
ing, Writing, Spelling, Language, Arithmetic, 
Geography and History, and such other studies 
as may be approved by the Committee, the order 
of exercises and methods of instruction to be pre- 
scribed by the Superintendent. 



HIGH SCHOOL. 

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Departments. 

Sec. 72. The High School comprises the Clas- 
sical and the English department each with a 
course of four years ; the Scientific department 
with a course of three years; and the Commer- 
cial department with a course of two years. 



Examinations for Admission. 

Sec. 73. At the close of each school year pu- 
pils in the highest grade of the Grammar Schools, 
who pass the prescribed examinations, and who 
attain in those examinations an average rank of 
60 per cent., are promoted to the High School. 
All candidates shall be at least twelve years of 
age, and shall bring certificates of scholarship 
and good character from the principal of the 
school they last attended. They must be well 
prepared in Arithmetic, English Grammar, United 
States History, Geography, Reading, Penmanship 
and Spelling. 



Preparation of Questions. 

Sec. 74. The questions must be prepared by 
the Superintendent, and are to be submitted to 
the Committee on Special Instruction, for their 
approval, previous to the examination. The ques- 
tions are not to be restricted to the text-books 
used in the schools, but shall correspond in prin- 
ciple to the instruction given in the studies pur- 
sued. 



Examination under the Direction of the Superintendent. 

Sec. 75. The examination is made under the 
direction of the Superintendent of Schools, with 
the assistance of the Principal of the High School 
and such teachers as may be selected. 



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Pupils not Eligible. 



Sec. 76. Pupils below the highest class in the 
Grammar Schools are not received as candidates 
for examinations, unless recommended by the 
principal as in his opinion qualified for admission. 



Applicants from other Schools. 

Sec. yj. All applicants from other schools 
shall pass a similar examination, and the results 
of all examinations shall be submitted to the 
appropriate committee for approval. 



Studies Pursued. 

Sec. 78. Instruction may be given in the fol- 
lowing branches of learning, viz: Arithmetic, 
Book-keeping, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonome- 
try, Mensuration, Surveying, Navigation, the 
English Language and Literature ; in Reading, 
Declamation, Spelling, Defining, and Composi- 
tion ; in the French, German, Greek and Latin 
Languages ; in Rhetoric, Logic, Mental and Moral 
Philosophy, in History and Political Philosophy, 
together with the Constitution of the United 
States and of Connecticut ; in Physical Geogra- 
phy, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Astronomy, 
Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Mineralogy, Geol- 
ogy, Vocal Music, and Drawing. 



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Order of Instruction. 

Sec. 79. The particular order and manner in 
which instruction shall be given in the studies 
pursued in the High School shall be arranged 
by the Superintendent and the Principal of the 
School, with the approval of the appropriate 
committee. 

Admission at the Beginning of the Year. 

Sec. 80. Admission shall be made only at the 
beginning of the year, unless the candidate is 
qualified to enter the regular course. 

Sessions. 

Sec. 81. The sessions of the High School shall 
be from 8^ o'clock a., m. to 1 o'clock P. M. 

Promotions. 

Sec. 82. Examinations for promotions in the 
High School shall be conducted by the Principal 
under the direction of the Superintendent, and 
any pupil who falls below 70 per cent, in two or 
more of the studies of his class shall not be eligi- 
ble for promotion. 

Graduation Exercises. 

Sec. 83. The Graduation Exercises shall be 
public, and shall be held at the close of the 
scholastic year in April. All matters relating to 
the Graduating Exercises shall be referred to the 
Board. 



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Diplomas, 



Sec. 84. Diplomas will be given to pupils 
who have completed either of the prescribed 
courses and who have attained an average rank 
of 70 per cent, upon the studies of the same. 



TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS. 

Organization and Purpose. 

Sec. 85. The Training Schools for Teachers 
are organized for the purpose of furnishing a 
supply of competent teachers for the schools of 
the District, and are under the immediate super- 
vision of the Superintendent. 

Eligibility. 

Sec. 86. Those who have pursued the four 
years' course at the High School and have grad- 
uated therefrom with an average standing of 70 
per cent., and others residing in the District who 
have received an equivalent training may be 
admitted to the Training Schools upon the ap- 
proval of the Board. 

Department of Theory and Practice. 

Sec. Sy. The teacher in charge of the Depart- 
ment of Theory and Practice shall attend to the 
marking and classification of the pupils, shall see 
that proper records are kept and shall make a 
monthly report to the Superintendent of the 



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attendance and standing of the members of the 
Training Class. 

Course of Instruction. 

Sec. 88. The course of training is one year, 
one-half of which is given to the study of the 
principles of education and the art of teaching 
and the remainder to observation and practice in 
the school room. Members of the Training Class 
are required to observe the same rules with re- 
spect to regular and punctual attendance as apply 
to teachers. 

Sessions. 

Sec. 89. The sessions of the Training School 
from September first to February first shall be 
from 8*4 o'clock A. m. to 1 o'clock P. m., and from 
February first to July first, from 8.40 o'clock A. M. 
to 12 o'clock M., and from 1.45 o'clock to 4 
o'clock P. M. 



Certificates. 

Sec. 90. A certificate will be given to those 
who satisfactorily complete this course of train- 
ing, and who attain an average standing of 70 
per cent, in the studies pursued and in the theory 
and practice of teaching. This certificate shall 
qualify them to teach in the schools of the Dis- 
trict. 



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ARTICLE VI. 

THE SCHOOL YEAR, EXERCISES, ETC. 

Length of School Year. 

Sec. 91. The school year shall begin during 
the first week in May, and continue through forty 
weeks of actual instruction, exclusive of such 
holidays and vacations as the Board shall annu- 
ally designate. 

Holidays. 

Sec. 92. The regular holidays shall be Thurs- 
day and Friday of Thanksgiving week, Fast Day, 
Memorial Day, and every Saturday throughout 
the school year. Other holidays may be granted 
by vote of the Board. 



Devotional Exercises. 

Sec. 93. The morning session of the schools 
shall be opened with appropriate devotional 
exercises. 

One Session. 

Sec. 94. In case of a violent storm the Super- 
intendent will indicate at 11.30 A. M., through the 
Fire Alarm Telegraph (2-2 and repeat), that all 
schools, except the High School will close for 
the day at 12 o'clock, noon. 
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Visitors. 



Sec. 95. Visitors interested in the schools are 
always welcome; but teachers shall not deviate 
from their usual exercises, except by request of 
some member or officer of the Board. 



Subscriptions, Public Notices, etc. 

Sec. 96. No one shall be allowed to offer on 
the school premises anything for sale, examina- 
tion or exhibition ; or to take contributions, 
solicit subscriptions, give public notices, offer re- 
wards, or do anything of a like nature. 



Presents. 

Sec. 97. The Board looks with disfavor upon 
the reception of valuable presents by teachers or 
principals from pupils. 



ARTICLE VII. 

ADMISSION OF PUPILS. 

Free to Residents. 

Sec. 98. The Public Schools are free to those 
children only whose parents or legal guardians 
reside in the District. 



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Non-Residents to Pay Tuition. 

Sec. 99. When there are seats not required 
by children belonging to the District, non-resi- 
dent pupils may be received as members of any 
school, upon obtaining tickets of admission from 
the Superintendent. Tickets of admission will 
only be issued upon payment of tuition in advance 
at the office of the Board. 



Rate of Tuition. 

Sec. 100. The charge for tuition is at the rate 
of sixty dollars a year, or one dollar and fifty 
cents a week in the High School, and thirty dol- 
lars a year, or seventy-five cents a week in all 
schools below the High School. 



The Question of Residence. 

Sec. 101. In case there is doubt as to whether 
a given scholar has a right to free tuition, the 
question shall be referred to the Finance Com- 
mittee to investigate and report. 



Non-Residents must be Reported. 

Sec 102. All non-resident pupils must be 
reported to the Board by the Secretary at the 
next meeting after the tickets have been issued. 



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Pupils to Attend School in the Sub-District in which 
they Reside. 

Sec. 103. No pupil shall be admitted to any 
school outside of the sub-district in which he 
resides, except when there are no vacant seats in 
the sub-district in which he belongs, in which 
case he may receive from the Superintendent a 
ticket of admission to another school. 

Admission after the Second Week. . 

Sec. 104. No child shall be admitted to any 
lowest primary room after the expiration of the 
second week of the term, unless such child shall 
be able to enter one of the regular classes. 

School Age. 

Sec. 105. No child under five years of age 
shall be admitted as a member of the Public 
Schools, except to the Kindergarten. Children 
between four and six years of age may be admit- 
ted to the Kindergarten of the sub-district in 
which they reside. 

Vaccination. 

Sec. 106. No pupils shall be admitted to, nor 
persons be employed in the schools of this Dis- 
trict, unless they present satisfactory evidence 
that they have been vaccinated, or bring a certifi- 
cate from a physician that the health of the per- 
son renders vaccination inexpedient. Parents or 



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guardians who are unable to pay for vaccinating 
their children will be furnished with orders for 
free vaccination by the principal of the sub-dis- 
trict in which they reside. 

Change of Residence. 

Sec. 107. Whenever by change of residence, 
a pupil removes from one sub-district to another 
he shall be required to present to the principal 
of the school which he enters a certificate from 
the principal of the school which he has left 
giving his attendance, general standing and 
specifying the grade and class to which he 
belongs. 



ARTICLE VIII. 

TEXT BOOKS, APPARATUS, ETC. 
To be Prescribed by the Board. 

Sec. 108. The apparatus, books, maps, etc., 
used in the schools, shall be such only as may be 
prescribed by the Board. 

New Text Books. 

Sec. 109. No text books shall be introduced 
into or withdrawn from the schools except by a 
two-thirds vote of all the members of the Board, 
notice of such intended change having been given 
at a meeting of the Board held at least one week 
previous to such change and the Committee on 
Schools having reported thereon. 



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School Registers, Report Blanks, Etc. 

Sec. i io. All school registers, record books, 
report blanks, etc., shall be such as are approved 
by the appropriate committee. 

Free Text Books and Supplies. 

Sec. hi. All text books and other school 
supplies shall be furnished to the pupils of the 
district free of charge, but they shall remain the 
property of the district. Non-resident pupils 
shall furnish their own books and supplies. 

Requisitions. 

Sec. 112. The text books and supplies ap- 
proved by the Board shall be distributed to the 
sub-districts on the requisition of the respective 
principals endorsed by the Superintendent. 

Books and Other Property to be Labeled. 

Sec. 113. Before distribution all text books, 
apparatus and other school property of a perma- 
nent character shall be legibly marked " The 
Property of the New Haven City School Dis- 
trict," and the penalties for mutilation or loss 
shall be attached thereto. 



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ARTICLE IX. 

APPOINTMENTS AND SALARIES. 

Examination of Candidates. 

Sec. 114. Candidates not in the service of the 
District shall apply in writing to the Superin- 
tendent, enclosing testimonials, and they will be 
examined by him under the direction of the 
appropriate committee, and no person shall be 
employed by the Board who has not passed a 
satisfactory examination. 

Appointments and Transfers. 

Sec. 115. The annual appointment of princi- 
pals and teachers shall be made on or before the 
15th day of June. The Board reserves the right 
to transfer teachers to other schools during the 
year and to dismiss any teacher for cause, or 
whenever their services are no longer required. 



Notification. 

Sec. 116. Principals and teachers shall be im- 
mediately notified in writing by the Superinten- 
dent of their appointment. An appointee failing 
for one week to give notice in writing to the 
Superintendent of the acceptance of the appoint- 
ment, will be considered as declining it. 



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Appointments Not to be Voted on the Same Evening they 
are Presented. 

Sec. 117. All appointments, resignations and 
changes in the position or assignment of princi- 
pals, teachers or other employes of the Board, 
not otherwise specified, shall be reported to the 
Board and shall not be voted upon the same 
evening they are presented except by unanimous 
consent. 

When Employes are not to be Present. 

Sec. 118. No person in the employ of the Dis- 
trict shall be present when the subject of his elec- 
tion or compensation is under consideration, ex- 
cept by invitation of the Board, and the final 
consideration of such question shall be in Execu- 
tive Session. 

Money for School Election. 

Sec. 119. No person in the employ of the Dis- 
trict shall solicit, collect or receive money for the 
purposes of school election. 

Salaries. 

Sec. 120. The salaries of all persons in the 
employ of the District shall be fixed by the con- 
curring votes of a majority of the Board. 

Sec. 121. The maximum salaries shall be as 
follows : 

Principals, Grammar Schools „_ $2,500 

Ass't Principals, Male 1,000 

Ass't Principals, Female, two-room building 500 



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Ass't Principals, Female, three-room building $55° 

«« » " four-room building 600 

« »« " more than four rooms, ten dollars 

for each additional room. 

Masters Ungraded Schools.. 800 

Teachers, according to their respective grades, as follows : 



Grade. 


Room. 


1 
Salary. 


Grade. 


Room. 


Salary. 


I. 


A 

1 

i a 

i b 

i c 


$600 
600 
500 
475 
45o 


IV. 


4 
4 a 

4 b 


$530 
545 
560 




V. 


5 

5 a 

5* 


580 
600 
620 




2 

2 a 

2 b 
2 C 


450 
460 
460 
470 


II. 


VI. 


6 

6* 


630 
640 
650 




VII. 


7 

7 a 


675 
700 


III. 


3 
3 a 

3 b 


480 
490 
500 


VIII. 


8 


750 



Ass't Teachers in Grade VIII - 

Kindergartners - - 

Graduates of the Training School for Teachers when ap- 
pointed as substitutes shall receive for the first year.. 

Substitutes, after the first year 

Special Instructors-p-Music 

" " Mechanical Drawing 

" " Free-hand Drawing 

11 " Sewing. 

" " Cooking - --- 

" " Manual Training 

Kindergartner, Training Class for Teachers 

Principal High School... 



55o 
450 

300 

350 

2,300 

1,200 

1,200 

650 

800 

1,000 

600 

2,700 



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The salaries of all Teachers in the High School and in the 
Training Schools for Teachers shall receive separate considera- 
tion, and shall be fixed according to experience and the charac- 
ter of the work to be performed. 



Substitute Teachers. 

Sec. 122. Substitute teachers when appointed 
to a room may receive for the first year after such 
appointment an increase of $50 and for each sub- 
sequent year $50 may be added to the salary of 
the previous year (provided the services of the 
teacher are satisfactory) until the salary shall 
reach the maximum of the grade in which the 
teacher is employed, unless otherwise ordered by 
the Board. 

Suspension from Duty on Account of Contagious Disease. 

Sec. 123. Whenever any employe of the Dis- 
trict is suspended from duty by order of a Health 
Officer, a Committee of the Board or the Super- 
intendent, on account of the existence of conta- 
gious disease in his immediate family or in the 
house in which he resides, he shall receive full 
pay while under suspension; he shall, however, 
resume his duties as soon as the danger of conta- 
gion is past, first obtaining a certificate from a 
Health Officer or physician to that effect. 

Salaries, When Paid. 

Sec. 124. Salaries will be paid near the first 
of each month and shall be reckoned on the basis 



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of 200 days in the year for principals and teachers, 
and on the basis of twelve months in the year for 
other persons in the employ of the District. 



ARTICLE X. 

PRINCIPALS. 
Teachers' Meetings. 
Sec. 125. The principals in their respective 
districts under the direction of and in coopera- 
tion with the Superintendent shall aim to secure 
by teachers' meetings and by personal endeavor 
a high order of instruction in all grades. 

Examinations and Promotions. 

Sec. 126. They shall classify their pupils 
according to the prescribed course of study, shall 
conduct both written and oral examinations, and 
shall make the necessary promotions in the 
various schools under the direction of the Super- 
intendent. 

Teaching. 

Sec. 127. They shall devote at least an hour 
and a half each day to teaching in grades VI, VII 
and VIII. 

Report Condition of Cxasses. 
Sec. 128. Near the close of the winter term 
they shall make a report to the Superintendent 
of the progress and condition of the several 
classes. 



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Report Inefficiency of Teachers. 

Sec. 129. Whenever a teacher shows ineffi- 
ciency, the principal shall promptly report the 
same to the Superintendent, and any omission to 
report such inefficiency will be regarded as a 
gross neglect of duty. 



Enforcement of Rules. 

Sec. 130. They shall be held responsible for 
the strict observance and enforcement of the 
rules and regulations governing the schools. 

Non-Resident Pupils. 

Sec. 131. They shall not admit a non-resident 
pupil without a ticket from the Superintendent 
of Schools, and they shall report all non-resident 
pupils to the Secretary of the Board within one 
week from the time of entrance. 

Monthly Report. 

Sec. 132. They shall render monthly reports 
concerning the attendance of pupils and the 
absence and tardiness of teachers. 



Hours for Principals. 

Sec. 133. They shall be on duty in their 
respective districts at 8.40 a. m. and 1.45 P. M., 
and provide for the ringing of a teachers' bell at 
those hours. 



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Supervision of the Grounds, Buildings, etc. 

Sec. 134. They shall have full supervision of 
the grounds, buildings, furniture and appoint- 
ments of the school, and shall be held responsible 
for their sanitary condition in respect to heat, 
ventilation and cleanliness. 

Notice of Repairs. 
Sec. 135. They shall give prompt notice to 
the Superintendent when repairs are needed. 

Supervision of the Work of Janitors. 
Sec. 136. They shall have full authority in super- 
vising the work of the janitors, and shall report any 
apparent neglect or inefficiency to the Superinten- 
dent or the Committee on School Buildings. 

Temperature Below 6o°. 
Sec. 137. They shall dismiss classes whenever 
the temperature of any room shall fall below 6o° 
with no immediate prospect of attaining the usual 
temperature, and shall at once report such dis- 
missal to the Superintendent. 

Contagious Diseases. 
Sec. 138. They shall see that the following 
rule of the Board of Health is observed : 

" No superintendent, principal or teacher of 
any school, and no parent or guardian of any 
child attending school, shall knowingly permit a 
child sick with small pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, 
membranous croup or typhus fever, or any child 
residing in a house in which such disease shall 
exist, to attend any school without a permit from 
the Board of Health." 



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They shall request parents of pupils who are 
affected by contagious disease, or who have been 
exposed to such disease, to withdraw them tem- 
porarily from school, and in case of refusal or 
neglect, shall suspend such pupil until the attend- 
ing physician or Health Officer shall certify in 
writing that the danger of contagion is past. 

Requisition for Supplies. 

Sec. 139. They shall make written requisition 
upon the Superintendent for all needed books 
and supplies. They shall take an accurate account 
thereof and receipt for the same when furnished 
and see to their distribution to the proper rooms, 
taking a receipt from the teachers of the respec- 
tive rooms. 

Records of Books and Supplies. 

Sec. 140. They shall keep in books provided 
for the purpose, an account of the books and 
supplies furnished to each of the teachers and 
shall see that the same are properly used and 
accounted for. They shall be held responsible 
for all books and supplies furnished for their sub- 
district. 

Report of Condition of Books and Supplies. 

Sec. 141. At the beginning of each term the 
principal shall examine the text books and sup- 
plies in each room and shall file a report stating 
the number and the condition of the books, and 
the quantity of supplies on hand. During the 



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last week in May, he shall report to the Superin- 
tendent the number of each kind of books and 
the quantity of supplies on hand, the number of 
each kind of books unfit for further use, and the 
number of books and the quantity of supplies 
needed for the ensuing year. The books unfit for 
further use are to be returned to the Superin- 
tendent. Credit will be given for books returned. 

Books to be Replaced. 

In case of the mutilation, defacement or loss of 
a school book by a pupil they shall require the 
pupil to furnish a new book to replace the one so 
mutilated, defaced or lost : the mutilated book 
then becoming the property of the pupil. 

Neglect to Return Books Loaned. 

Sec. 142. Should any pupil on leaving school 
neglect or refuse to return the books which have 
been loaned to him the principal shall make a 
written demand upon the parent or guardian of 
the pupil for the return of the books, and in case 
of neglect or refusal to comply with such demand, 
shall promptly report the same in writing to 
the Superintendent, who shall take the necessary 
steps to collect the same under the direction of 
the appropriate committee. 

Infected Books to be Burned. 

Sec. 143. Books which have been used by a 
pupil while sick with contagious disease shall be 
burned. 



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Care of School Property. 



Sec. 144. They shall permit no damage to the 
school property or buildings, and whenever such 
damage is done by accident or intention they shall 
require the offender to make good the injury. 

Absence of Teachers. 

Sec, 145. They shall send immediate notice 
to the Superintendent whenever a teacher is 
absent from school, and whenever the exercises 
of a school are omitted. 

Employment of Substitutes. 

Sec. 146. No substitute for an absent teacher 
shall be employed for more than one-half day 
without the express approbation of the Superin- 
tendent. 

Allowance of Salary for Absence. 

Sec. 147. Whenever a principal shall be 
absent on account of sickness or other cause, he 
shall report to the Superintendent the time of 
absence and the reason therefor, and the question 
of allowance of salary during such absence shall 
be referred to the Board. 

Pupils Not to be Sent Upon Errands. 

Sec. 148. Pupils shall not be sent from the 
school premises upon errands during the school 
hours, except in cases of emergency, and with 
the consent of the pupil, and in such cases only 
by the authority of the Principal or acting Prin- 



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cipal, who only shall be authorized to send a 
pupil of suitable age and discretion, and who 
shall record in a suitable book the name of the 
pupil so sent, with the date, the occasion, and the 
duration of absence. 



Pupils Not to be Sent Where Contagious Diseases Exist. 

Sec. 149. Principals shall exercise the great- 
est caution in sending pupils to the houses of 
absent pupils to ascertain the reason for such 
absence, especially forbidding them to enter the 
house to which they are sent. Pupils shall not 
be sent where contagious disease is believed to 
exist in the houses of absent pupils. 

Fire Drill. 

Sec. 150. Each principal shall give such in- 
struction to his 'assistants as shall prepare them 
to act prudently and promptly in case of a fire in 
their school building, and there shall be a fire 
drill on the last Friday of every month and at 
such other times as may be directed by the 
principal. 

Certificates of Withdrawal. 

Sec. 151. Whenever a pupil is withdrawn 
from school, the principal of the school where he 
last attended shall issue a certificate giving his 
grade, standing and attendance, and shall imme- 
diately report the withdrawal to the Superin- 
tendent. 

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Report Names of Pupils Received. 

Sec. 152. Principals shall make a weekly 
report to the Superintendent of the names and 
residences of all pupils received by them after 
the first week of each term. 

Report Cases of Absence or Tardiness. 

Sec. 153. Principals shall investigate all cases 
of absence or tardiness reported to them by the 
teachers in their sub-districts, and in case they 
find that such absences are without valid excuse 
as prescribed by the Board, shall make prompt 
report to the Superintendent. 



ARTICLE XI. 

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. 
Shall Have Charge of Buildings. 

Sec. 154. Teachers employed in the highest 
grade in buildings occupied by primary and 
intermediate departments shall be known as 
Assistant Principals, and under the supervision 
of the Principal of their sub-district, shall have 
charge of their respective buildings, grounds, 
furniture and appliances. 

Enforce Rules and Regulations. 

Sec. 155. The Assistant, in the absence of the 
Principal, shall be required to enforce all the 
rules and regulations concerning the schools, 



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and shall supervise the work of the janitors and 
attend to the sanitary condition of the building 
in respect to heat, ventilation and cleanliness. 

Time to be on Duty. 

Sec. 156. They shall be on duty in their 
respective schools at 8.40 A. M. and 1.45 p. m. and 
provide for the ringing of a teachers' bell at 
those hours. 

Not to Have Authority Over Teachers. 

Sec. 157. These rules shall not be construed 
to give Assistant Principals special authority 
over teachers in their respective schools. 



ARTICLE XII. 

TEACHERS. 

General Duties. 

Sec. 158. Teachers are required to devote 
themselves faithfully, and during school hours, 
exclusively to their duties ; and any employment 
of their time out of school hours which affects 
their health or diminishes their fidelity to their 
proper work, is regarded as a censurable impro- 
priety. They are required to make themselves 
familiar with the rules and regulations of the 
Board ; to give constant and careful attention to 
the manners, language, and habits of their pupils ; 
to direct the work of the classes in accordance 



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with the prescribed course of studies ; and to 
regard themselves as responsible, in the place of 
the parent or guardian, for the instruction, dis- 
cipline, morals and health of their pupils. 

Time to be at their Respective School Rooms. 

Sec. 159. All teachers are required to be at 
their respective school rooms at 20 minutes 
before 9 o'clock, a. m., and 15 minutes before 2 
o'clock, P. M., and to remain during the session, 
and in case of failure, they shall report them- 
selves without delay, in writing, to the Principal, 
stating the cause and number of minutes they are 
absent from their rooms, and the Principal shall 
forward such reports to the Superintendent, at 
the end of each week. 

Not to be Absent Without Permission. 

Sec. 160. They shall not be absent from 
school for any other cause than sickness, without 
permission in writing from the Superintendent. 

Resignations. 

Sec. 161. Every teacher desiring to leave the 
service of the District shall give three weeks' 
notice, in writing, to the Superintendent. 

Forfeiture of Salary. 

Sec. 162. Teachers shall forfeit their pay for 
absence from any cause excepting personal sick- 
ness, or death in the family. In case of personal 
sickness an allowance of twenty-five per cent, of 



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the regular salary will be made for absence not 
exceeding twenty days in any one year. In case 
of death in the immediate family, no deduction 
of salary will be made for absence not exceeding 
four days. 

Absence on One Session Days. 

Sec. 163. Teachers absent in the morning of 
any day on which there is but one session of the 
schools shall be counted as absent for the whole 
day. 

Heating and Ventilation. 

Sec. 164. Teachers shall take special care that 
the school rooms be thoroughly ventilated, and 
if at any time the temperature of the room shall 
fall below 6o°, with no immediate prospect of 
attaining the usual temperature, the teacher in 
charge shall at once report the same to the Prin- 
cipal or Assistant Principal. 

Order and Neatness. 

Sec. 165. All teachers will be held responsi- 
ble for the order and neatness of their respective 
rooms. 

Damage to Property. 
Sec. 166. They shall be especially vigilant in 
their care of the school property and buildings, 
and whenever any damage is done by accident 
or intention, they shall report it to the Principal 
or Assistant Principal. 



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Register of Pupils. 

Sec. 167. The teacher in each room shall keep 
an accurate register of the names, ages, and resi- 
dence of pupils, and the names of their respective 
parents or guardians ; and shall keep such records 
as the Committee on Schools may require, and 
shall report the same to the Principal on blank 
forms provided for the purpose. 

Care of Books, Supplies, and Other Property. 

Sec. 168. Teachers will be held responsible 
for the care of the books in their respective 
rooms, and in case of mutilation or loss of a book 
they will immediately report it to the Principal 
with the name and address of the delinquent. 
They may at their discretion, give pupils permis- 
sion to take books to their homes for purposes 
of study. They shall frequently caution pupils 
in regard to the care and proper use of the books 
and supplies furnished by the District, and in- 
form them of the penalties for mutilating books 
and for defacing school property. 

Accounts of Text Books. 

Sec. 169. They shall keep an account on 
blanks furnished them of the text books supplied 
to the pupils, and at the end of each term shall 
report their condition to the principal, grading 
them in three classes, A, B, and C, signifying 
respectively, new, in good condition, and unfit 
for use. Those in Class C are to be returned to 



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the principal to be sent to the office of the 
Board of Education ; those in Classes A and B 
will be kept in the building for use in the suc- 
ceeding term. 

Time Tables. 

Sec. 170. Teachers shall prepare during the 
second week of each term, time tables indicating 
the daily exercises of the room. 

Physical Exercise. 

Sec. 171. Teachers shall give all the pupils of 
their respective rooms some regular and sys- 
temic drill in physical exercise for a period not 
less than three minutes during each session. 



Reports to Parents. 

Sec. 172. Teachers in all rooms above the 
fourth grade shall send a monthly report to the 
parent or guardian of each pupil, indicating his 
deportment, scholarship and attendance ; and the 
teachers shall satisfy themselves that these 
reports have been submitted to the parent or 
guardian. 

Absence and Tardiness. 

Sec. 173. Teachers shall investigate all cases 
of absence and tardiness, and shall require an 
excuse from the parent or guardian, in writing, 
or in person. In case of ten instances of unex- 
cused absence, tardiness, or of either, in any one 



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term, the delinquent pupil may be transferred by 
the Superintendent to an ungraded school. No 
excuse for absence, tardiness or dismission shall 
be accepted, unless it allege sickness, or some 
equally imperative necessity. 

Absence to be Recorded. 

Sec. 174. Teachers shall record absence of 
pupils occasioned by sickness or withdrawal on 
account of contagious disease until such absence 
shall amount to ten successive half days in each 
term, after which no record shall be made. 

Holy Days. 

Sec. 175. Pupils detained from school for the 
religious observance of Holy days, will be ex- 
cused by bringing satisfactory notice from their 
parents to that effect, and they shall not be 
detained after school hours to make up the 
omitted lessons. 

Corporal Punishment. 

Sec. 176. Teachers shall govern by kindness 
and by appeal to the better nature of pupils. 
Corporal punishment shall be administered only 
in extreme cases, and never at the same session 
of school at which the offense was committed ; 
nor by a subordinate teacher, until the case has 
been reported to the Principal ; and the teacher 
shall keep a record of such punishment, which 
record shall be embodied in the monthly report 
to the Superintendent. 



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Detention of Pupils. 

Sec. 177. Teachers may detain pupils half an 
hour at the close of the afternoon session, and no 
longer, and at no other time, for discipline, or to 
make up neglected lessons. 

Attendance at Teachers' Meetings. 

Sec. 178. Teachers shall attend all meetings 
called by the Superintendent, and no excuse for 
absence will be allowed, other than would justify 
absence from the regular session of the school. 

Teachers May Visit Other Schools. 

Sec. 179. Teachers may visit other schools of 
the same grade one day in a term, when author- 
ized so to do by the Superintendent, and shall 
make a written report to him of the results of 
their observations. 

Special Teachers. 

Sec. 180. The special teachers in Music, 
Drawing, and Sewing shall regularly visit the 
several rooms in which they are to give instruc- 
tion, in accordance with the annual program pre- 
pared under the direction of the Committee on 
Special Instruction ; and shall enter in blanks, pro- 
vided for the purpose, the time spent in each room ; 
and the regular teachers shall be present in their 
rooms and aid in such measures as will make the 
special instruction most valuable to the pupils. 



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Grievances. 

Sec. 181. Parents and others desiring infor- 
mation or feeling aggrieved may consult the 
Superintendent at the office of the Board, or the 
Principal out of school hours. They are also 
requested to acknowledge immediately the re- 
ceipt of any communication which may be 
addressed to them by teachers. 



ARTICLE XIII. 

JANITORS. 

When Appointed. 

Sec. 182. Janitors shall be appointed annually, 
at the last meeting of the Board in the month of 
June, unless their appointment be deferred to a 
future meeting, and shall hold their position only 
at the pleasure of the Board. 

Duties. 

Sec. 183. Janitors shall perform their duties 
subject to the direction and control of the Prin- 
cipal. It shall be their duty to keep the school 
buildings under their charge clean, and in good 
order, sweeping and dusting them twice a week, 
and oftener if the Principal shall deem it neces- 
sary, and they shall wash the floors and furniture 
once during each term, or at the close of each 
term, as may be directed by the Principal. 



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Every school room shall be vacated after 4.30 
p. M., whenever the duties of the janitor make it 
necessary. 

Opening and Closing the Gates. 

Sec. 184. They shall open the gates of the 
school yard thirty minutes before nine o'clock 
A. M. and thirty minutes before two o'clock P. M., 
on all school days, and close them when school 
commences. They shall be present and open the 
gates at the time for closing school, and remain 
at noon until the school is dismissed, and until 
five o'clock in the afternoon, and be present in 
the yards while the gates are open. 

Care of Fuel and Heating Apparatus. 

Sec. 185, They shall have charge of and at all 
times shall properly care for the heating ap- 
paratus of their respective buildings. They shall 
receive and receipt for the coal and wood fur- 
nished for their respective buildings, prepare for 
use all kindling wood, kindle and regulate the 
fires, separate the coal from the ashes, and remove 
the ashes, slag and cinders from the premises. 

Yards, Closets and Sidewalks. 

Sec. 186. They shall keep the yards, closets, 
and pavements clean and in good order, and 
remove all nuisances. They shall immediately 
clear the snow from the steps and walks about 
the buildings, and from the walks and gutters in 
the street. 



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Sprinkle Yards and Streets. 

Sec. 187. They shall sprinkle the yards and 
streets as often as may be necessary during the 
warm weather, when furnished with a hydrant, 
and see that the water is let off from the water 
pipes in winter, and not allow the water to run 
to waste during the vacation. 

Oversight of the Premises. 

Sec. 188. They shall cut the grass and trim 
the shrubbery in the yards, and have the care 
and oversight of the premises during the whole 
year. 

Clocks, Blackboards and Pencils. 

Sec. 189. They shall wind and regulate the 
clocks, and see that they are kept in proper 
order; clean the blackboards and sharpen all 
pencils used in the schools. 

Shall make Repairs. 

Sec. 190. They shall make all minor repairs 
not requiring the services of skilled artisans and 
shall promptly report any damage or nuisance 
about the premises to the Principal. 

Must give their whole Time. 

Sec. 191. At the High School and at all 
Grammar Schools, janitors are required to give 
the whole of their working time to their duties 
in connection with the school buildings. 



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ARTICLE XIV. 

PUPILS. 
General Conduct. 

Sec. 192. Pupils shall be regular and punctual 
in attendance, decent in dress, cleanly in person, 
industrious, respectful and obedient ; avoiding all 
rude, boisterous and violent conduct in and about 
the school buildings, and on the way to and from 
school. 

To Attend in the District in which they Live. 

Sec. 193. No pupil shall be allowed to enter 
or remain a member of any public school out of 
his own sub-district, except when there are no 
vacant seats in the school to which he belongs 
and then only by special permission of the Super- 
intendent of Schools. 

In Case of Removal. 

Sec. 194. Parents are allowed, in case of re- 
moval from one sub-district to another, to con- 
tinue their children till the end of the school term 
in the school which they attended at the time of 
removal. 

Neglected Lessons. 

Sec. 195. Pupils shall make up neglected les- 
sons, unless excused ; and no pupils shall be al- 
lowed to remain in a class to the serious hindrance 
of its progress. 



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Not to Loiter about School Premises. 

Sec. 196. When pupils are dismissed at the 
close of each session, they shall pass quietly and 
promptly away from the school premises. 

Misdemeanors. 

Sec. 197. Any pupil guilty of profanity, ob- 
scenity, truancy, or any violent or pointed oppo- 
sition to authority, or of wilfully cutting, defacing, 
marking or otherwise injuring the school build- 
ings or other school property, or guilty of any 
other serious misdemeanor, shall be immediately 
reported to the Superintendent, and notice be 
sent to the parents, and the case, if necessary, re- 
ferred to the proper committee. 

Mutilation or Loss of Books. 

Sec. 198. If a pupil needlessly injures or loses 
a school book his parents or guardian shall, on 
the demand of the principal, furnish a new book 
in its place. 

Noon Intermission. 

Sec. 199. No pupil shall be allowed to remain 
in any school-room during the noon intermission, 
unless a teacher be present. 

Music, Dancing or other Lessons. 

Sec. 200. No pupil shall be excused from 
school during the regular sessions to take music, 
dancing or other lessons. 



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Truancy. 

Sec. 201. In cases of truancy, vagrancy or 
conduct subversive of good order, the offender 
shall be placed on the following course of disci- 
pline : 

For the first offense, in addition to the ordi- 
nary school discipline, the name of the offender 
shall be recorded by the Principal, whose duty it 
shall be to fully investigate the case, see the par- 
ents or guardians, notify them of the conse- 
quences of such conduct, if persisted in, and, also, 
to report the case to the Superintendent. 

Transfer to Ungraded School. 

Sec. 202. For a second offense the pupil may 
be transferred by the Superintendent to an Un- 
graded School, but no child shall be so transferred 
until the parent or guardian has been notified by 
the Superintendent. 

Non-attendance at Ungraded Schools. 

In case of the non-attendance of a pupil so 
transferred, the teacher of the Ungraded School 
shall immediately notify the Superintendent, 
who, on receipt of such notice, shall inquire 
into the cause of such non-attendance, and if 
necessary, see that the law in such cases be 
enforced. 

Transfer from Ungraded School. 

Sec. 203. No pupil thus transferred to an Un- 
graded School shall be permitted to enter another 



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school, except upon the recommendation of the 
teacher of the Ungraded School and with the 
approval of the Superintendent. 

Transfers Recorded and Reported. 

Sec. 204. All cases of transfer to Ungraded 
Schools shall be recorded by the Superintendent 
in a book provided for the purpose and shall be 
reported by him to the Committee on Schools. 



ARTICLE XV. 

AMENDMENTS TO RULES. 

Sec. 205. The rules and regulations of the 
Board shall not be amended or repealed except 
upon written notice in due form at a previous 
meeting; nor then, except by the concurring 
votes of the majority of the Board. 

A rule may be suspended by a vote of two- 
thirds of the whole Board. 



INDEX. 



PAGE. 

Absence of Principals, 4 8 

11 Teachers, J 4 8 

' 52, 53 



Pupils, j So 

/55,56 

Account of Books and Supplies, by Principal, 46 

" Text Books, by Teachers, 54 

Accounts, Keeping of, by Secretary 19 

" Clerk, 23 

[ 28-30 

Admission of Pupils, J , 

1 34-36 



44 

Allowance of Salary for Absence of Principals, 48 

" " " Teachers, 52,53 

Amendments to Rules, . 64 

Apparatus, Introduction of, 37 

44 Purchase and care of , 17 

" To be marked, . 38 

Applications for Positions, 39 

Appointment of Principals and Teachers, 39 

44 Substitutes,. 22 

" Janitors, 58 

44 Notice of, 39 

" Acceptance of, 39 

Appointments and Salaries, < 39 

' 40 

Assistant Principals, Attend to Ventilation, etc.,... 50 
" " Authority of, 51 

Bills, how contracted, - 15,18 



paid, 



H,i5 



Board of Education, Annual Report ol, 9 

41 " Committees of, 14 

11 44 Communications to, 13 

14 ' 4 Election, Powers and Duties 

of, 8 

44 l4 Executive Officers of, 18 

44 44 Meetings of, 11,12 

44 44 Members to Vote, 12 

s 



RTICLE 


SECTION. 


X 


147 


X 


145 


XII 


159, 160, 163 


X 


153 


XII 


175, 174 


X 


140 


XII 


169 


IV 


36 


IV 


53 


V 


73i 76, 77i 
80 


VII 


98,99, IOI, 




103-106 


X 


131 


X 


147 


X 


162, 163 


XV 


205 


VIII 


108 


III 


28 


VIII 


"3 


IX 


114 


IX 


115 


IV 


46 


XIII 


182 


IX 


116 


IX 


116 


IX 


114, 115 


IX 


117 


XI 


i55 


XI 


i57 


III 


17,32 


III 


16, 17 


IV 


39 


II 


— 


III 


15 


III 


10 


II 


_ 


IV 


33 


III 


1,5,6,7 


III 


3 



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PAGE. 

Board of Education, Order of Business, 12 

" ,l President of, 13 

lk " Quorum of, 11 

" " Yeas and Nays, 12 

Board of Health, Rules of, relating to contagious 

diseases,.. 45 

Books, Account of, 54 

" Introduction of , 37 

" Infected by Contagious Disease, 47 

" Loss, mutilation or defacement of, 46 

" Neglect or refusal to return, 46 

" Penalty for defacing or mutilating, •. 62 

11 Report of condition of, 54 

Books and Supplies, Account of, 46 

Care of, 17 

Committee on, 17,18 

Damage to,.. 54 

Distribution of, 46 

Furnished Free of Cost, 38 

Purchase of \ I7 

( 23 

Pupils may take home, 54 

Regulations concerning, 38 

Report of condition of, 46 

Requisitions for, 46 

Responsibility for, ■} * 



Buildings, care of,. 



54 
38 
3 
3 
3 
6 

7 

6 

4 

4 

5 

4 

6 

7 

6 

16 

24 

48 

I 50 

Committee on, 16, 17, 

Inspection of, 17 

New 16 



To be marked, 

Boundaries of the New Haven City School District 

11 " Westville School District, 

11 South " " 

" " Dwight sub-district, 

" " Eaton " 

Lovell " 

" " Rosette " 

" " Washington" 

Webster " 

Welch " 

11 " Winchester " 

" Wooster " 

" " Woolsey " 



ARTICLE. 
Ill 
III 
III 
III 

X 

XII 

VIII 

X 

X 

X 

XIV 

XII 

X 

III 
III 

XII 

X 

VIII 

III 

IV 

XII 

VIII 

X 

X 

X 

XII 

VIII 

I 
I 

I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
III 

IV 
X 

XI 
t8 III 

III 
III 



169 
108, 109 

143 
141 
142 
198 

169 
140 

28 

28, 30, 32 

168 
139 

III 

28 
51 
168 

112 

141 

139, 141 

140 

168 

"3 



23 

55 
144 
154, i55 
23-27, 3°, 32 
26 
25 



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PAGE. ARTICLE. 



Buildings, Repair of , \ l6 In 2 3 

' 2 4 IV 55 

Supervision of, 45 x i 34 

11 To be kept clean, 5 8 XILI 183 

Business referred to Committees, n ttt 

' o *** g 

Candidates for Positions, -I l6 ' J? HI 22 ' 2 7 

" ' 22 IV 45 

11 must be examined, 3 g ix II4 

Census of School Children,.. ig iv 3 8 

Certificates for Graduates of Training Class, 32 V oo 

of Withdrawal, -j 37 VH io 7 

' 49 X i 5 i 

Classification of Pupils, 43 x 126 

11 Schools, 24 V 57 

Clerk of the Board, Duties of,... 23 , 24 IV 53,54,55 

" " Election of, 19 IV 34 

Term of Office, 19 IV 35 

Committee on Books and Supplies, 17, 18 III 28, 30, 3 2 

Buildings, 16,17,18 III 2 3 -2 7 , 3 o, 3 2 

14, 15, 18 III I6-20, 30, 3 2 

Finance, ■{ i 9 , 20 IV 36,38,39 

. 35 VII 101 

Schools, J is, 16, 18 III 21,22,30,32 

< 37 VIII 109 

Special Instruction, \ I7 ' x * ™ ^ 3o, 3 2 

v « 28 V • 74 

Committees, Business referred to, 13 III 9 

" " " Notice of, 19 IV 37 

" Election of, 14 III 15 

" Records of, 18 III 30 

11 Reports of,.. 12 III 8 

Communications, how referred, 13 III 10 

Contagious Disease, Rules of Board of Health 

concerning, 45 X 138 

Contagious Disease, Suspension on account of, 42 IX 123 

Contracts, Preparation of, 20 IV 39 

Contributions, 34 VI 96 

Corporal Punishment, when administered, 56 XII 176 

" " to be reported, 56 XII 176 

Cooking, In charge of Committee on Special In- 
struction, 17 III 29 

Cooking, Instruction in, 26 V 65 

Course of Study, 15,17 III 21,29 

/ 48 X 144 

Damage to School Property, X 53 XII 166 

' 60 XIII IQO 



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PAGE. 

District, Bounds of, - 3 

" Meetings of, 8 

" Pupils not allowed to attend School out of, 6i 
11 Removal of pupils from, 6i 

Drawing, In charge of Committee on Special In- 
struction, 17 

Drawing, Instruction in, - 25 

" Duties of Teachers of, 57 

Duties of Board of Education, 8 

Duties of Committee on Books and Supplies, 17, 18 

11 " Buildings, 16-18 



Finance, 



.< 20 



Schools, -j I5, 

Special Instruction, \ * 7, 



16, 



Janitors, 58-60 

President, - 



Principals, 



-13, 14 

28-30 

34 

37 



43-5o 
58 
Assistant Principals, 50, 51 

r 28 

Teachers, -» 34 „ 

I 63 

Teacher of Drawing, 57 

" Music, 57 

" Sewing, - 57 

Secretary, - ] I9, 2 ° 

( 35 

f 15-18 



Superintendents of Schools, 



ARTICLE. 
I 
II 

XIV 
XIV 

III 

V 

XII 

II 

III 

III 

18 III 

IV 
VII 

18 III 

VIII 

III 

V 
XIII 

III 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

X 

XIII 

XI 

V 

VI 

XII 

XIV 

XII 

XII 

XII 

IV 

VII 

III 



20, 23, 

28, 30, 

33 
35,36 
38 
39 
47 
63,64 



Dwight Sub-district, Bounds of, 5 



IV 
V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XIV 

I 



192 

194 

29 
62 
180 

28, 30, 32 
2 3"-27, 3°, 32 
16-20, 30, 32 

36, 38, 39 
101 

21, 22, 30, 32 
log 

29, 30, 32 

74 

182-191 

11-14 

75, 7^ 79, 82 

97 

107 

112 

125-153 

183 

154-157 

75 

95-77 

158-181 

202, 203 

180 

180 

180 

36-39 

102 

21, 22, 27, 

29,31 

4°, 52 

74, 75, 79, 

82,85 

94 

99, 103 

112 

114, 116 

142 

202, 203, 204 



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PAGE. ARTICLE. SECTION. 

Eaton Sub-district, Bounds of, 7 I — 

Election of Board of Education, 8 II — 

" Committees, 14 III I5 

" Officers, 19 IV 34 

" President of the Board, 13 III 11,12 

11 • School, Money for, 40 IX 119 

Employes, not to solicit money, etc.,.. 40 IX 119 

" Appointment of, 40 IX 117,118 

Employment of Substitutes, 48 X 146 

" Teachers out of School hours, 51 XII 158 

Evening Schools, \ *J ™ ™> 

' 20 V 6» 

Examination of Books and Supplies, 46 X 141 

" Candidates for positions, 39 IX 114 

" Teachers,. 22 IV 45 

Examinations for Admission to High School, 28,29 V 73,76,77 

" Promotion in " 30 V 82 

" to be Conducted by Principals,.. 43 X 126 
" " submitted to Committee, .. 29 V 77 
14 " under Supervision of Su- 
perintendent, 23 IV 50 

♦ • e • f 12 III 6 

Executive Sessions, 1 T ^ 

I 40 IX 118 

Exercises, Devotional, 33 VI 93 

" High School Graduation, 30 V 83 

11 Principal to report when omitted, 48 X 145 

" in Physical Training, 55 XII 171 

" School, not to be deviated from, 34 VI 95 

Exhibitions on School Premises, 34 VI 96 

Expenditures, - 18 III 32 

Expenses, Annual Report of, 19 IV 36 

{14, 15, 18 III 16-20, 30, 32 

19, 20 IV 36, 38, 39 

35 VII 101 

Fire Drill, 49 X 150 

Forfeiture of Salary, 52, 53 XII 162, 163 

Fuel, Janitors to receive and receipt for, 59 XIII 185 

T, J l6 III 23 

Furniture, care of, i ^. T 

I 50 XI 154 

11 Purchase of, 16 III 23 

" Supervision of, 45 X 134 

Government of Pupils, 55 XII 176 

, „ , , J 15 HI 21 

" the Schools, i ,„ 

< 20, 21 IV 41, 43, 44 

Grading of the Schools, 25 V 58,59,60 

Graduation Exercises of High School, 30 V 83 

Grammar Schools, 25 V 60,61 



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PAGE. 

Grievances of Parents, 58 

Grounds, Buildings, Furniture, ■) 45 

( 50 

Health, Board of, Rules Relating to Contagious 

Diseases, 45 

H eating Apparatus, in charge of Janitor, 59 

f 45 

Heating and Ventilating, .< 50 

^ 53 

High School, Departments of, 27 

" Examinations for Admission to, 28, 29 

" " " Promotion in, 30 

" Graduation Exercises, 30 

" In charge of Committee on Special 

Instruction, f7 

" Instruction in, 30 

" Rate of Tuition in, 35 

" Salaries of Teachers, 42 

" Studies Pursued, 29 

" Sessions, 30 

" Time of Admission to, 30 

Holidays, - 33 

Holy Days, Pupils Excused on, 56 

H ours of D uty of Assistant Principals, 51 

" " Principals, 44 

" " Teachers, 52 

11 School, 25 

Inefficient Teachers to be Reported, 44 

" Janitors '■' 45 

Infected Books to be Burned, 47 

Injury to School Property, Penalty for, 62 

Inspection of Buildings and Property, 17 

j 17, 18 

Instruction, Committee on Special, "j „ 

in Cooking, j J J 6 

j 17 

" in DrawiHg, --- "j 

11 in Evening Schools 1 , 

1 20, 27 

in High School, "j 2g ^ 

i r 7 

" in Kindergarten, "j , 

i J 7 

" in Manual Training, ) a6 



ARTICLE. 


SECTION. 


XII 


181 


X 


134 


II 


154 


X 


138 


XIII 


185 


X 


134 


XI 


155 


XII 


164 


V 


72 


V 73, 


74i 76, 77 


V 


82 


V 


83 


III 


29 


V 


79 


VII 


100 


IX 


121 


V 


78 


V 


81 


V 


80 


VI 


91, 92 


XII 


175 


XI 


156 


X 


133 


XII 


159 


V 


61 


X 


129 


X 


136 


X 


143 


XIV 


197 


III 


26 


III 


29, 30 


V 


74 


III 


29 


V 


65 


III 


29 


V 


62 


III 


29 


V 


68,71 


III 


29 


V 


78, 79 


III 


29 


V 


66 


III 


29 


V 


63, 64, 65 



PAGE. ARTICLE. 

Instruction in Music, ] ,, 

' 25 V 

• o • j 17 HI 

• in Sewing, \ a6 y 

" in Training School for Teachers, _. j v 

J i5 HI 

Insurance, 1 2Q IV 

Intermediate Schools, 25 V 

Introduction of Books, Maps, etc. , 37 VIII 

Inventory, 23 IV 

f I? "x 

Janitors, Duties of, -{ VT 

j So A1 

L 58,59,60 xiii 

, 17 in 

Kindergartens, -j 26 V 

( 36 VII 

Kindergartners, Salaries of 41 IX 

liovell Sub-district, Bounds of , 6 I 

Manual Training School, j 7 y 

Maps, Introduction of, 37 VIII 

Meetings of the Board of Education, 11, 12 III 

kl " School District, 8 II 

/ 21 IV 

" Teachers, ■< 43 x 

t 57 XII 

Misdemeanors, Penalties for, 62 XIV 

Money for School Election, 40 IX 

Music, in charge of Committee on Special Instruc- 
tion, 17 III 

Music, Instruction in, 25 V 

11 Duties of Teacher of, 57 XII 

" Pupils not excused for, 62 XIV 

New Haven City School District, Bounds of, 3 I 

Nomination of Principals and Teachers, 16, 17 III 

" Janitors, 17 III 

Non-resident Pupils, may be received, 35 VII 

" " Question of Residence, 35 VII 

" " must furnish their own Books 

and supplies, 38 VIII 

" " Admission of, 44 X 

" " to be reported, "j x 



SECTION. 

29 
62 
29 
64 
29 
82 
19 

39 

59i°i 

108, 109 

53 

27 
136 

155 
182-191 

29 

66 

105 
121 



26 

63 

108 

5,6, 7 

44 
125 
178 
197 
119 

29 

62 

180 

202 



22, 29 
27 
99 
101 



131 
102 
131 



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PAGE. 

Notices, Public, not to be given in Schools, 34 

Notice of Appointment to be sent by Superinten- 
dent, 39 



ARTICLE. 

VI 



Officers, Duties of, 



f io 5 24 

I 28, 30, 31 

33 
! 35,36 

38 

39 

47 

63 



IX 

IV 

V74,75i 
VI 



VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XIV 

IV 

IV 

IV 

III 

IV 

VI 

XII 

III 

XII 

XII 



99, 



SECTION. 

96 

116 

36-55 
79,82,85 

94 
102, 103 

112 
114, 116 

142 



201, 



202 

35 
35 
33 
8 
52 
94 
163 
8 
165 



11 Election of, 19 

41 Term of Office of, 19 

Titles of, 18 

11 Reports of, 12 

Office hours of Superintendent, 23 

One Session, 33 

" absence of Teachers on, 53 

Order of Business, 12 

Order and Neatness of Rooms, _ 53 

Parents, Grievances of, . 58 

" may allow children to remain in School 

out of Sub-district, 61 XIV 194 

" Monthly Reports to, 55 XII 172 

" shall receive notice of Truancy, 62,63 XIV 197,201,202 

11 " replace Mutilated or Lost Books, ... 62 XIV 198 
11 " withdraw children exposed to Con- 
tagious Diseases, 46 X 138 

Pay Rolls, when paid, 15 III 17 

11 how paid, 20 IV 39 

Physical Training, Exercises in, 55 XII 171 

Premises, care of, _ 60 XIII 188 

" Pupils not to loiter about, 62 XIV 196 

President, Duties of, 14 III 13 

" Election of, 13 III 11,12 

" Pro Tempore, 14 III 14 

Primary Schools, 25 V 58,61 

Principals, Assistant, see A, 

" Appointment of, 39 IX 115 

lk Reports to, 54 XII 167 

" Hours of Duty, 44 X 133 

11 Nomination of, 16,17 III 22,29 

11 of High Schools, Duties of, ...28, 30 V 75, 79, 82 

" Reception of Presents by, 34 VI 97 

11 Salaries of, 41 IX 121 

( 23 IV 50 

Promotion of Pupils, i „ , 

( 43 X 126 



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PAGE. ARTICLE. SECTION. 

Promotion of Pupils to the High School 28 V 78 

" " in the " 30 V 82 

Property of the District, Annual Report of Value, 15 III 20 

14 " " " " Condition, 17 III 26 

1 16 III 23, 24 

41 u " Care of , •< 24 IV 55 

' 48 X 144 

" 4l " Damage to, 53 XII 166 

" " " Inspection of , 17 III 26 

" " " Inventory of, 23 IV 54 

" " " Purchase of, 16 III 23 

44 " il Penalties for injury to, _. 62 XIV 197 

Public Notices, not to be given, 34 VI 96 

Punishment, Corporal, 56 XII 176 

{28, 29, 30 V 73, 76, 77, 80 

34 VII 98 

44 X 131 

" Classification of, 43 X 126 

u Excused on Holy Days, 56 XV 175 

" Government of, 56 XII 176 

" may be transferred to Ungraded School,.. 55 XII 173 

11 may be detained after school, 57 XII 177 

44 may take home books, 54 XII 168 

44 Monthly Report of, 44 X 132 

(35 VII 90, 101 

Non-resident, -j ^ ym 

44 44 admission of 36 VII 103-106 

44 not allowed to attend school out of Sub- 
District, 61 XIV 193 

14 Promotion of, 43 X 126 

44 Register of, 54 XII 167 

44 Suspension of on account of Contagious 

Disease, - 46 X 138 

14 shall be Regular and Punctual in Atten- 
dance, 61 XIV 192 

44 shall make up Neglected Lessons, 61 XIV 195 

44 44 not Loiter about School Premises,... 62 XIV 196 

44 44 be informed of Penalties,.... 54 XII 168 

44 44 replace Books mutilated, defaced or 

lost, 46 X 141 

44 Truancy of, 62 XIV 197 

44 ' 4 Penalty for, 63 XIV 201,202 

44 Transfer to Ungraded School, 63 XIV 202 

44 4l from 4t 63 XIV 203 

44 Withdrawal of, from School, 49 X 151 



Quorum of Board of Education, 11 III 



74- 



Registers, Records, etc.,. 
Repair of Buildings, 



PAGE. 

-- 3 8 

< 24 

Repairs to be made by Janitors, 60 

" " reported by Principals, 45 

Report of Board of Education, 9 

" Condition of Books and Supplies, 46 

kl Text Books, 54 

" Corporal Punishment, 56 

" Damage to School Property, 53 

1 ' Books and Supplies, 54 

" Expenses, 19 

" Inefficient Teachers, 44 

" " Janitors, 45 

" Pupils received, _ 50 

" " withdrawn, 49 

" Property, 15, 17 

" of Teachers' Tardiness, 52 

" Truancy, 63 

Report when Session of School omitted, _ 48 

Reports to Parents, monthly, 55 

" Superintendent, monthly, 44 

Reports of Committees, 12, 15, 

" Officers, 12 

J 38 

I 46 

j 4° 

' ' 52 

Rewards, 34 

Rosette Sub-district, Bounds of, 4 

Rules, Amendments to, 64 

" Suspension of, 64 

j 44 

' 5° 

Rules of Board of Health, 45 



Requisitions for Books and Supplies, 
Resignations, 



Rules and Regulations, enforcement of, 



Salaries, allowance of during absence, i 

1 5^,53 

how fixed, 40 

increase of 42 

Maximum, 41 

Recommended by Committee and Sup't,.i6, 17 

when paid, 42 

School Age,... 36 

" Buildings, see Buildings 

" Census, 20 IV 

" Districts, see D. 

" Election, money for, 40 IX 



ARTICLE. 


SECTION. 


VIII 


no 


III 


24 


IV 


55 


XIII 


.190 


X 


135 


II 


— 


X 


141 


XII 


169 


XII 


176 


XII 


166 


XII 


168 


IV 


36 


X 


129 


X 


136 


X 


152 


X 


151 


III 


20, 26 


XII 


159 


XIV 


201 


X 


145 


XII 


171 


X 


132 


7 III 


8, 18, 26 


III 


8 


VIII 


112 


X 


139-141 


IX 


117 


XII 


161 


VI 


96 


I 


— 


XV 


205 


XV 


205 


X 


130 


XI 


155 


X 


138 


X 


147 


XII 


162, 163 


IX 


120 


IX 


122 


IX 


121 


III 


22, 27 


IX 


124 


VII 


105 



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PAGE. 

School Exercises, 34 

u High, see 

11 Hours, - 25 

" Property, see 

" Officers, see 

" Sessions, 33 

" Year, 33 

" Ungraded, - - see 

Schools, Committee on, see 

« Cooking, 1 11 

u Classification of, 24 

15 

J *7 



Course of Study in, 
Drawing in, 



25 

! I7 
* 26 

j »» 

* 20, 21 

Grading of, 25 

Grammar, 25 

Intermediate, 25 

.... -1 I7 
1 26 

.. ■! I7 
■ 1 26 



Evening, 

Government of, 



Kindergarten, 

Manual Training,. 



ARTICLE. 

VI 
H. 

V 
P. 

Officers. 
VI 
VI 
U. 

Committee. 
Ill 

V 

V 
III 
III 

V 
III 

V 
III 
IV 

V 

V 

V 
III 

V 
III 

V 

V 
XII 



SECTION. 

95 

61 



93,94 
91 



4i, 43, 44 

58-60 

60, 61 

59, 61 

29 

66 

29 

63-65 

58,61 

179 



" Primary, 25 

" Teachers may visit, 57 

Training for Teachers, see Training Schools. 

Secretary, Election of, 

Term of Office, 

" shall attend to Insurance, 20 

Sessions in Training School for Teachers, 32 

" One, 33 

" " Absence of Teachers on, 53 



Executive,. 



1 40 

Omitted, 48 

School, 33 

in High School, 3° 

1 17 
1 26 

' 57 

Soliciting Money for School Election, 40 

i 17, 18 

Special Instruction, Committee on, -j _ 

" Meetings of Board, 12 



Sewing, 



IV 


39 


V 


89 


VI 


94 


XII 


163 


III 


6 


IX 


118 


X 


145 


VI 


93 


V 


81 


III 


29 


V 


64 


XII 


180 


IX 


119 


III 


29, 3°, 3 2 


V 


74 


III 


7 



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PAGE. ARTICLE. 



Special Teachers, -j 4I IX I21 

1 57 XII l8o 

Subscriptions not to be taken, 34 vi 96 

Sub-districts, Bounds of, 

" under supervision of Principals, 24 V 56 

Substitutes, Appointment of, 22 IV 46 

Employment of, 48 X 146 

Salaries of, 4I ix 121,122 

f I 5> !6, 21, 22, 27, 

17, 18 III 29, 31 

20, 23 IV 40, 52 



74, 75, 79, 

82,85 

33 VI 94 



28, 30, 31 V 



Superintendent of Schools, Duties of, 

35, 36 VII 99, I0 3 

38 VIII 112 

39 IX 114, 116 
47 X 142 

- 63, 64 XIV 202, 203, 204 

Supervision of Grounds, Buildings, etc., 45 X 134 

Janitors, 50 XI 155 

11 o u 1 ( 20 IV 40 

Schools, ■) * 



1 24 V 

Supplies, Committee on Books, _ 17, 18 III 28, 30, 32 

" see Books and Supplies, 

Suspension on account of Contagious Disease, 42 IX 123 

of Rules 64 XV 205 

Teacher of Cooking, 

" Drawing, 57 XII 180 

Manual Training, .. 

" Music,... 57 XII 180 

Sewing, 57 XII 180 

Tardiness of Pupils, penalties for, 55 XII 173,174 

Pupils to be reported, 50 X 153 

" Teachers to be reported, 52 XII 159 

Teachers, allowance of Salary during absence of ..52, 53 XII 162, 163 

" Appointment of, 39 IX 114 

" Employment of out of School hours, 51 XII 158 

" " Substitutes, 48 X ^46 

" Examination of, 22 IV 45 

" Forfeiture of Salary, 52, 53 XII 162,163 

" Hours of Duty, 52 XII 159 

" may be Dismissed, 39 IX 115 

" " Transferred, 39 IX 115 

11 may visit other Schools, 57 XII 179 

/ 21 IV 44 

11 Meetings of, •< 43 X 125 

' 57 XII 178 



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PAGE. ARTICLE. SECTION. 

Teachers, Nomination of, 16,17 HI 22,29 

'* not to be absent without permission, 52 XII :i6 

11 Responsible in place of Parents, 51 XII IS 8 

" " for Books and Supplies, 54 XII !68 

" " for order and neatness of 

rooms, S3 XII z e 5 

" Resignations of , 52 XII ^1 

" Salaries of, . . .. 41 IX 121 

shall report Damage to Property, ... ■! 53 J 11 l66 

( 54 XII 168 

41 ' k send Monthly Report to Parents,.. 55 XII I7 2 

" Substitute, Employment of, 48 X 146 

Training Schools for, \ I? ™ 2 9 

1 31,32 V 85-90 

u Special, 57 XII 180 

Term of Office of Board of Education, 9 II — 

" " Superintendent, 19 IV 

" " Secretary, 19 IV 

" Clerk, 19 IV 

Text Books, Furnished Free, 38 VIII 

" Introduction of, 37 VIII 

" to be marked, 38 VIII 

" Teachers keep account of, 54 XII 169 

" " report condition of, 54 XII .169 

Time Tables, Teachers shall prepare, 55 XII 170 

Training Schools for Teachers, \ I? IU 2g 

( 31,32 V 85-90 

11 " Manual, 17 HI 29 

Transfer of Teachers, 39 IX 115 

" to Ungraded Schools, \ ^ ^" I73 

1 03 XIV 202 

" from " " 63 XIV 203 

Truancy, Investigation of, 63 XIV 201 

" Laws, Enforcement of, 23 IV 51 

" " Penalty for, 63 XIV 201,202 

" " Report of, 63 XIV 201 

Tuition, Rate of, 35 VII 99,100 

" to whom paid, 

Ungraded Schools, 26 V 67 

" Non-attendance at, 63 XIV 202 

Transfer to,. j f ™ «73 

' 63 XIV 201 

" from, 63 XIV 203 

Vaccination, 36 VII 106 

Vacancies, Substitutes for, 22 IV 46 

Vacations, 33 VI 91 



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PAGE. 

Value of Property, Annual Report of, 15 

1 45 
Ventilation, -I 50 

' 53 



Washington[Sub-district, Bounds of,. 

"Webster 

Welch 

Winchester 

Wooster 

Woolsey 

Woodworking, 26 

Withdrawal Certificates, \ 37 

« 49 



ARTICLE. 
Ill 

X 

XI 
XIII 

I 
I 
I 
I 
I 
I 

V 

VII 

X 



134. 
155 

164 



63 

107 
151 



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